Radio Shack PRO-2049 owner manual Freq. Range Freq. Step MHz KHz

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External Speaker Jack — lets you connect an external speaker, or an earphone or headphones for private listening.

External Antenna Terminal — lets you connect an external antenna (not supplied) for improved reception.

Your PRO-2049 scanner can receive all of these frequencies:

29–54 MHz (10-Meter Amateur Radio, VHF Lo, 6-Meter Amateur)

108–136.975 MHz (Aircraft)

137–174 MHz (Government, 2- Meter Amateur Radio, VHF Hi)

406–512 MHz (UHF Lo, 70-Centi- meter Amateur Radio, Govern- ment, UHF “T” Band)

This table shows the preset frequency steps your scanner uses for each fre- quency range.

Freq. Range

Freq. Step

(MHz)

(kHz)

 

 

 

 

29.000-54.000

5

 

 

108.000-136.975

12.5

 

 

137.000-144.000

5

 

 

144.000-148.000

5

 

 

148.000-174.000

5

 

 

406.000-450.000

12.5

 

 

450.000-470.000

12.5

 

 

470.000-512.000

12.5

 

 

Note: The frequency steps are preset. You cannot change them.

Your scanner can also receive these preprogrammed weather channel fre- quencies:

162.400 MHz

162.425 MHz

162.450 MHz

162.475 MHz

162.500 MHz

162.525 MHz

162.550 MHz

We recommend you record your scan- ner’s serial number here. The number is on the scanner’s bottom panel.

Serial Number _________________

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Contents PRO-2049 Channel Direct Entry Programmable Scanner Features Freq. Range Freq. Step MHz KHz Scanning Legally FCC NoticeContents General Guide to Scanning Troubleshooting Care and Maintenance SpecificationsPreparation Connecting AN AntennaConnecting the Supplied Antenna Connecting an Outdoor AntennaConnecting Power Connecting AN Earphone Headphones Connecting AN External SpeakerListening Safely Look AT the Front Panel Understanding Your ScannerStops scanning to let you listen to a monitor memory A N MAN PGM PRI L/O DLY WX Look AT the DisplayFm Page 14 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM Frequency Bands Understanding Banks and BandsMonitor Memories CHANNEL-STORAGE Banks29-54 Resetting Scanner Turning on the SCANNER/SETTING Volume and SquelchOperation Manually Storing Frequencies Into Channels Band Search Searching for and Temporarily Storing Active FrequenciesDirect Search Listening to Monitor MemoriesMoving a Frequency from a Monitor Memory to a Channel Deleting a Frequency from a ChannelScanning Channels Manually Selecting a Channel Special Features DelaySkipping Frequencies Channels Priority Removing Skip from FrequenciesRemoving Skip from Channels Listening to the Weather Band Turning the KEY Tone on or OFFWavelength Meters Voice MHz General Guide to ScanningHAM Radio Frequencies National Weather FrequenciesUnited States Broadcast Band Birdie FrequenciesGuide to the Action Bands Typical Band UsagePrimary Usage Band Allocation Abbreviations ServicesMeter Amateur Band 50-54 MHz Government Band 137-144 MHzMeter Amateur Band 144-148 MHz VHF High Band 148-174 MHz Low Band 450-470 MHz Centimeter Amateur Band 420-450 MHzFrequency Conversion Avoiding Image FrequenciesSymptom Suggestion TroubleshootingCare and Maintenance Specifications Squelch Sensitivity Fm Page 38 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM Fm Page 39 Wednesday, March 24, 1999 243 PM RadioShack Division of Tandy CorporationFort Worth, Texas